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Re:An American airline wins the right to weigh passengers on... by coldtea on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @03:29AM (#13269256)
>That said, counting calories isn't that hard, but it does take discipline, and that's not easy.

Several studies have shown that we're not good in discipline at all, unless for people that it's innate. So discipline might be a factor out of our control too (genetic), and it's just the presence of people with more innate discipline (against genetic) that makes it achievable.

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Re:An American airline wins the right to weigh passengers on... by chillacy on Wednesday December 28, 2016 @03:40AM (#13269293)
Yea that doesn't surprise me, though studies also say that we're strongly influenced by our peers and are largely creatures of habit, so there are definitely tricks around this like hanging out with others into fitness or even lurking on a fitness subreddit.
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